Originally born in Spokane, Washington,  Jackie's Dad was in the Air Force which led her to a life of travel. She has lived in Wichita, Okinawa, Japan, Baltimore, New Jersey, Indiana and South Carolina.  After graduating from Kadena High School, in Okinawa Japan, she got a full basketball scholarship to Coppin State College. On the court she was a 4-year starter and reached over 1000 points in her basketball career. She was also named Athlete of the Year for the whole university in 2002. Off the court, she earned a degree in Broadcast Production/English.

After college, she landed a job as a radio personality. Jackie went on to have a successful career for 12 years working at KXLY broadcast center. While on the radio, she decided to change career. Jackie went back to school, graduating from the Mississippi State Meteorology Broadcast Program. From snow, to tornadoes, to hurricanes, she has had experience forecasting all these events.

Jackie Brown

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<h1>WHAT TO EXPECT</h1>December brought record warmth for many; it's now time for a pattern change. An extremely strong cold front will move through a large portion of the country on Saturday, and behind that, we will see much COLDER air in place! Temperatures will drop 30° to 40 ° in 24-48 hours for many. On Saturday, Dodge City has a forecasted high of 71°, and by Sunday, see a high of only 47°. Bitterly cold air and wind chills will make for increased risk of frostbite, so layer up and stay warm.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/12/web1-1766849592093.png">The cold air will push south on Monday, bringing below-average temperatures as far south as Texas! Dallas will see a high of 66° on Sunday, and by Monday, you will see a high of only 36°! Springfield, MO will see a high of 63° on Sunday and on Monday see a high of 18°. The high for Springfield is normally 45°, meaning you're going to be feeling the chill into the start of the work week!<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/12/web2-1766849622756.png">Extreme Cold Alerts are in place Saturday through Sunday morning for portions of Montana. Wind chills can reach as low as 40 below zero, with frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/12/web5-1766849696178.png">Even outside of the Extreme cold alerts, wind chills will dip between 20-30 degrees below zero on Monday morning as well! Please use caution if you have to be outdoors, as frostbite can occur in minutes in these conditions.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/12/web1-1766849737142.png">Make sure you stay tuned to WeatherNation, as we track this frigid air all through the work week!

Adrian Hernandez

Arctic Air Returns This Weekend

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Unseasonably warm temperatures continue to dominate much of the western and central United States, as an area of high pressure keeps the jet stream north, helping to lock in the warm air. On Christmas Day, record temperatures were felt from the Carolinas to New Mexico. The number across Texas were particuarly impressive. For example, Lubbock set its record high for Christmas by 10°! Not only that, it was the warmest December temperature ever recorded in the city. <img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/12/Screenshot 2025-12-26 124143-1766796470560.png"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/12/Screenshot 2025-12-26 124127-1766796470565.png"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/12/Screenshot 2025-12-26 124119-1766796470568.png">Record highs will be possible through the upcoming weekend before we see big changes in our weather pattern....<h1>A PATTERN CHANGE ON SUNDAY</h1>Feast your eyes on Sunday! Some cities will see a HUGE drop in temperatures as a cold front blasts south. Denver will go from near 60° on Saturday to a high of just 37° on Sunday. Salt Lake City will drop to the mid-30s on Sunday as well. Omaha, Nebraska, will see a high of 60° on Saturday, and on Sunday only see a high of 35°, which is actually what it should be for this time of year.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/12/Screenshot 2025-12-26 175013-1766796621916.png"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/12/Screenshot 2025-12-26 175053-1766796660672.png">The South Central will remain firm in the above-average temperatures through the weekend.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/12/Screenshot 2025-12-26 175112-1766796678576.png">

Record Warmth Continues Into the Weekend

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Winter alerts are in place across the Northeast. Ice storm warnings, winter weather advisories, and winter storm warnings are in place through Saturday night. We have already had reports of freezing rain. Richmondale, PA saw a freezing rain accumulation of .50". Snowfall totals thus far have reached over 5 inches in portions of New York.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/12/icic-1766792062705.png"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/12/ny snowf-1766792091035.png"><h1>THE TIMING</h1>Snow will continue overnight and into Saturday morning, but the low-pressure system bringing this winter event will push offshore by Saturday midday.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/12/overa-1766803990137.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>Snowfall totals of 5"-7" will be possible with localized heavier amounts. Ice accumulations of up to .25" will be possible, making for hazardous driving conditions on Friday and Saturday.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/12/web2-1766761604962.png"><h1>Ice Impacts</h1>With ice storms come the danger of power outages and tree damage. Travel may be nearly impossible and can impact the Friday morning and evening commutes! Please make sure to check in with your local forecasts and stay with us for continued updates.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/12/web4-1766761638369.png">Tune in at :10 past the hour on WeatherNation for your Eastern Regional Forecast with the latest updates on this system.

Patrick Crawford

Another System Brings Rain, Snow, and Ice to the Northeast

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<h1>WHAT TO EXPECT</h1>A cold front will move through portions of the Midwest &amp; Midsouth, interacting with a moist airmass. This front will tap into warm air with dew points in the 50s and 60s. This combination will bring a threat for isolated severe storms on Sunday afternoon through Monday morning. Damaging winds will be the primary concern.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/12/SUNDAY S-1766777422034.png">The SPC has issued a marginal risk for damaging wind gusts on Sunday, including the cities of Cincinnati, Nashville, St. Louis, Memphis, and Little Rock.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/12/SUNDAY SEV-1766777430959.png"><h1>TIMING</h1>The front will roll through Sunday afternoon and into Monday morning. As it moves through, strong to severe storms can develop along it, bringing damaging winds and areas of isolated heavy rain. On the back side, there will be isolated snow, where the moisture meets the very cold air behind the front.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/12/SEVEREE-1766777439241.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>This front is going to really impact temperatues once it moves out. Temps will drop 30°+ for some. Indianapolis will be 66° on Sunday, and on Monday, it will reach a high of only 32°. Kansas City will go from 68° on Saturday to a high of only 28° on Monday.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/12/SUNDAY SFF-1766777449779.png">Tune into WeatherNation for the lastest De

Brittany Lockley

Sunday Severe Threat Across Portions of Midwest & Midsouth

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CALIFORNIA - Over the past few days, tropical moisture has brought flooding through portions of California. Although the main atmopsheric river is gone, multiple disturbances over the next few days will bring more rain and storms and the chance for more flooding. Flooding, mudslides, and severe storms will all be threats over the next few days. Portions of California have seen almost a foot of snow just since Wednesday morning.<h1>Rain &amp; Flooding</h1>Although winding down, we still have a slight risk (level 2 out of 4) for flooding on Friday. The major impacts of today are expected to stay in the LA area.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/12/web1-1766761826334.png"><h1>TIMING</h1>There will be rounds of rain and snow with breaks, as multiple waves move through over the next few days. On Saturday, things clear out with calmer conditions for the rest of the weekend.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-26 10-11-05-1766761893366.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><h1>Heavy Snow</h1>Heavy snow will accumulate over the Sierra Nevada Mountains through Friday, leading to travel impacts and the potential for delays. Winter Storm Warnings have been issued all across California. 3-5 feet of snow is expected, with some areas seeing higher totals.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/12/web1-1766761959472.png">For more details on your forecast out west, tune in to your Western Regional :50 past the hour.

Flooding Risk In California Continues

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Kevin Schneider

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Does it feel like deja vu? This persistent pattern, locked in for most of December, has some side effects. No snow for the west! While areas around the Midwest are experiencing their snowiest start to the Winter in years, areas out west are looking at their slowest start to the water year.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/12/Screenshot 2025-12-17 090611-1765987589484.png">Take, for instance, the Pacific Northwest. They've been seeing the worst of both patterns: warm systems that bring inundating rainfall to the area, without the benefits of slow-melting snowfall, keeping watersheds fed with a much-needed, consistent water source.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/12/Screenshot 2025-12-21 141153-1766351518447.png">Other areas like Colorado have seen a fairly soggy past month, but got off to one of the latest starts to winter on record in Denver. Similarly, like the northwest was struggling, any shot at moisture fell at once, as rain.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/12/Screenshot 2025-12-21 141214-1766351538721.png">All of this information comes from the National Integrated Drought Information System, an offshoot of NOAA<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://nwcc-apps.sc.egov.usda.gov/imap/#version=2&amp;elements=&amp;networks=!&amp;states=!&amp;basins=!&amp;hucs=&amp;minElevation=&amp;maxElevation=&amp;elementSelectType=any&amp;activeOnly=true&amp;activeForecastPointsOnly=true&amp;hucLabels=false&amp;hucIdLabels=false&amp;hucParameterLabels=true&amp;stationLabels=&amp;overlays=&amp;hucOverlays=state&amp;basinOpacity=100&amp;basinNoDataOpacity=100&amp;basemapOpacity=100&amp;maskOpacity=0&amp;mode=data&amp;openSections=dataElement,parameter,date,basin,options,elements,location,networks,baseMaps,overlays,labels&amp;controlsOpen=true&amp;popup=&amp;popupMulti=&amp;popupBasin=&amp;base=esriWgc&amp;displayType=basin&amp;basinType=6&amp;dataElement=WTEQ&amp;depth=-8&amp;parameter=PCTMED&amp;frequency=DAILY&amp;duration=I&amp;customDuration=&amp;dayPart=E&amp;monthPart=E&amp;forecastPubDay=1&amp;forecastExceedance=50&amp;useMixedPast=true&amp;seqColor=2&amp;divColor=7&amp;scaleType=D&amp;scaleMin=&amp;scaleMax=&amp;referencePeriodType=POR&amp;referenceBegin=1991&amp;referenceEnd=2020&amp;minimumYears=20&amp;hucAssociations=true&amp;relativeDate=-4&amp;lat=41.191&amp;lon=-108.971&amp;zoom=5.5">Interactive Map at this link here</a><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/12/Screenshot 2025-12-21 141238-1766351564715.png">So what would help? A breakdown of the pattern would be a great place to start, with some signs that we might get some help. As the jet stream dips into the holiday week, confidence is growing in heavy rain targeting California

Alana Cameron

West Facing Record Low Snow Levels

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Taban Sharifi grew up in Southern California between Los Angeles and San Diego. She is a Certified Broadcast Meteorologist (CBM) with the American Meteorological Society (AMS). She has a B.S. in Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Environmental Sciences with a minor in Environmental Systems and Society from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Go Bruins! While in school, Taban was a meteorology intern with NBC LA. There she helped forecast daily weather for the greater Los Angeles region and created a playbook to deploy weather sensors for NBC owned-and-operated stations across the country. Her first on-air job took her to San Angelo, Texas, where she was a morning meteorologist and co-anchor. Working in West Texas gave her knowledge and experience covering severe storms. From there, she moved to Palm Springs, California. People think forecasting in California is sunshine all the time, but with temperatures in the 120’s, wildfires, damaging winds, floodings, and earthquakes, the forecasting kept her very busy! She also worked there as a general assignment reporter and told community stories. Taban is excited for the challenge and opportunity to forecast nationally with WeatherNation. She also looks forward to exploring all that Colorado has to offer!

Taban Sharifi

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NORTHEAST: The northeastern United States is in for a few quick-moving clipper systems this week, leading up to Christmas. These systems could bring minor travel impacts, especially on Tuesday. A fast-moving clipper is forecast to move through Tuesday, bringing rain near the Great Lakes and snow farther inland. Here’s a look at our forecast models and the timing of this system.Several winter alerts are in place across the northeast.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/12/Web 1-1766499063383.png"><h3></h3>As we head toward Christmas, travelers along the eastern I-84 corridor and parts of the I-95 may encounter a mix of rain and snow.<h1>Boston Area</h1>In the Boston area, there are two rounds of potential wintry weather, one on Tuesday morning and another on Tuesday evening. Temperatures will be borderline, hovering right around freezing.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/12/Screenshot 2025-12-22 195726-1766458681816.png">Snowfall totals are also expected to remain light as we head toward Christmas Eve.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/12/Screenshot 2025-12-22 195711-1766458755637.png"><h1>Maine</h1><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/12/Web 2-1766499324207.png"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/12/Web 4-1766499344880.png">For more details on these fast-moving systems and the duration, be sure to join us on WeatherNation at :10 past the hour for your east regional forecast.

Tracey Anthony

Brief Snow Before Christmas in the Northeast

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Hurricane Helene has been weakening as it moves to the north and northwest in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. Early Tuesday morning, the storm was a strong category two hurricane with 110 mph sustained winds. Wind speeds have fallen to 90 mph this morning (Wednesday), making Helene a strong category one hurricane. The storm is located about 870 miles west-northwest of Cabo Verde Islands and about 1350 miles south-southwest of the Azores.

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The storm has been encountering some upper level wind shear which is expected to increase over the next few days. As Helene moves northward, the storm will move over colder water temperatures. Continued weakening is expected and the storm will decrease to a tropical storm Thursday night or Friday. Forecast models bring the cyclone close to the Azores on Saturday, which may experience strong winds and heavy rain.

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For WeatherNation: Meteorologist Mace Michaels

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Unseasonably warm temperatures continue to do

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Sunday Severe Threat Across Portions of Midwest & Midsouth

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CALIFORNIA - Over the past few days, tropical

West Facing Record Low Snow Levels

Does it feel like deja vu? This persistent pa

Brief Snow Before Christmas in the Northeast

NORTHEAST: The northeastern United States is